Rams Owner Gets Stern With Scott Linehan

While sports talk radio in St. Louis and the entire internet are abuzz with Scott Linehan dissenters, going back to this preseason and late in the year of '07, we hadn't heard anything at all of substance from the Rams' front office. That all changed yesterday. Owner Chip Rosenbloom, who took the reins when his mother (Georgia Frontiere) died this past January, has been forced to speak out after only two embarrassing weeks.

"It is the job of the head coach, Scott Linehan, to figure out how to motivate and give some urgency to this team," Rosenbloom told the Post-Dispatch on Monday. "I believe in these players and I believe in this coach."

That sounds like he's ready to start apologizing for Coach Linehan, but as he continued, things became a little clearer ... and it wasn't confidence-inspiring for any Linehan supporters.

"Obviously, the game of football is about winning," Rosenbloom said. "The level of play is not acceptable to me or anybody in the organization."

"Things will get better, and if they don't, changes will be made."

Will they get better? Well, it's hard to see how they could get worse than losing 79-16 in the first two games combined. The team hasn't shown any signs of life, though.

Let's check out the schedule. Until the bye, the Rams play in Seattle -- who isn't good, but likely will be a bit riled up after last week -- and host the upstart Bills. Then comes the bye. Let's speculate they are sitting 0-4, which is hardly a huge leap. At that point, Linehan's job could be in serious jeopardy. If not, the ensuing @Washington, vs. Dallas, @ New England stretch will surely seal his fate.

Dust off that resume, Scott. It will be needed sooner rather than later.